Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) BALTIK

A technical type of variety suitable for plantation cultivation with mechanized harvesting. Pros are large fruiting and absence of thorns. Extremely early yields. Resistant to Sea Buckthorn Verticillium Necrosis and Endomycosis.

Crossing: free pollination of a Leningrad form of sea buckthorn with the Altai form and subsequent selection of the offspring.
Plant type: female, fruiting
Vigour: moderate, compact, pyramid-shaped shrub
Thorns: this variety is thornless, absence of thorns makes harvesting easier
Fruits: very large, weighing an average of 1.3 grams, oval, yellow-orange, thin but firm skin, sour taste. The fruits only hold lightly to the branches and are very easy to pick, making for a very efficient tapping method of harvesting. 100 g fruit contain 3.5 g sugar, 4.3 g fat, 151 mg vitamin C, 13.9 mg carotene.
Harvest season: mid-August
Yield: already in the second year after planting an average yield of 4 t / ha, in the third year 10 t / ha, in the sixth year 10 - 25 t / ha, which corresponds to a harvest of 8 to 20 kg per bush
Soil: well drained, deep sandy-loamy soil, slightly acidic-neutral
Frost resistance: plants and flowers are completely frost hardy